squeakyfrogfarm on Nostr: I've got three of those, and they've been great. The oldest one I have has been in ...

I've got three of those, and they've been great. The oldest one I have has been in service for about five years. Don't expect to find parts or be able to rebuild it once it wears out, but they start reliably, run quiet, and are lightweight. They're not going to run an air conditioner, but they'll run some lights or small appliances or keep a fridge cold during an outage. I don't do much camping, but it seems like one of these would be perfect for that.

For $170, I figure if it saves a freezer full of food during an outage once in its life, it's more than paid for itself.

It's very simple to install a cheap hour meter on one of these, too, so you can keep track of maintenance easily.